Ike Ibeaubachi vs Tua
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I caught the tail end of the Gamboa scrap.Comment
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Duran-Leonard 2, just an hour ago.Comment
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Just caught the last few rounds of Dirrell Abraham.. Dirrell by DQ..
Really funny!.. Dirrell looks like he's coasting and has Abraham cut over the right eye, but starts to gas and gets decked in the 10th.. Dirrell survives the round, and Abraham comes gunning for him in the 11th.. Dirrell looks unsteady, goes over from a silp, and Abraham clocks him while he's down.. It wasn't a particularly venomous punch, & Dirrell had time to look up at Abraham and make a gesture of discontent, b4 suddenly becoming a premiership player and lapsing into a self induced coma, thus causing a brief pandamonium amongst the ringside doctors.. He had Abraham **** to rights, and the judges all fell for it too.. He soon woke up when his corner came running over to say that Abraham was gonna get DQ'd, and was soon shedding tears of joy (relief)..
Competative fight, with a funny ending.. By the rules of boxing, it was the correct decision, but guys like Holyfield, Tapia, Hagler, Toney, Benn, Duran, Hopkins, Eubank etc etc, would'a just got straight back up with raging hump..
I don't yet know what happened in the earlier rounds, as the commentary was in fast Thai, but from what i've just seen, I believe the fact that Dirrell's gaining a lot of experience from this tounament, far outweighs the prospect of him winning it.. I'd say unless he peaks very quickly, his next opponent will know exactly how to beat him.. No one beats him easily though, that's for sure..Comment
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Excellent analysis. It remimded me of the Roy Jones-Montell Griffin and Frankie Randall-Juan Coggi endings. I hate to see a fight end like these, but refs have to make a judgment call, and the safety is most important, even though we know deep down they were all acting. Abraham loses to Ward, as he is even craftier than Dirrell.Originally posted by mickey malone View PostComment
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Abraham-Dirrell was last night, I think the ending might have been controversial...Comment
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Abraham vs Dirrell
Round 1 Dirrell
Dirrell comes out left handed uses the jab and straight left
left to the body and got off first the whole round
Round 2 Dirrell
Dirrell using that jab to keep it long and mixing combos
to the head and body and also landing the occasional
straight left, Abraham inactive
Round 3 Dirrell
Dirrell landed a number of double straight lefts, AA came
alive toward the end landing with a looping right
when Dirrell was pulling out, he did not do enough over
the round to take it imo.
Round 4 Dirrell 10/8
Dirrell went back to keeping it long and went up and down
on AA body whilst switching from right to left throughout
the round, AA chased Dirrell toward the ropes and got nailed
with a counter himself, Dirrell dropped AA as AA was slightly
off balance but a KD none the less.
Round 5 Dirrell
AA getting outworked, both landed solid counter shots
on each other this round but Dirrell is simply getting off
first and out-landing AA
Round 6 Dirrell
AA simply not getting off enough, Dirrell is using his legs
pot shoting AA and avoiding his occasional big swings
Round 7 Dirrell
AA cut and getting countered on the way in
Round 8 AA (kind)
Thought AA did better in this round as he pinned
Dirrell on the ropes and landed a few
Round 9 Dirrell
AA landed a couple toward the end but still got outpunched
imo
Round 10 AA
Good finish to the round by Abraham he also should
of maybe been credited with a KD
Round 11........... Dirrell slips and whilst down AA steps in and cracks him on the chin,
albeit with an arm punch that did look particularly devastating, Dirrell
proceeded to do his dying swan and act and get AA DQ'd, Lol
I might not have given AA enough credit but i just thought he got outpunched
most of the way and i did not watch the fight as closely toward the end as it
became so tedious, it was like watching a rinse and repeat performance of previous round,
Dirrell fought a near perfect fight until the end where AA cut loose and started
pressing him more, Dirrell seemed to panic imo and that might of been why he did
what he did, AA was not credited with a KD which was a KD imo as Dirrell seemed
to be on his way done before he tripped over AA 's foot, there was also a point in the fight
where the ref stepped in to warn AA when he had Dirrell on the ropes and was ****ing
away, so maybe the ref was against AA or was just incompetent.
Like i said my card my not be as accurate from round 6 on as i did not watch the fight
as closely as it became a little tedious before perking up at the end, controversial fight but not particularly entertaining imo.
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Funeka vs Guzman 2
Round 1 Guzman
Guzman more active, scored well to the body, Funeka still
a bit tight in this round
Round 2 Guzman
close competitive round but Guzman landed the harder
more eye catching punches despite Funeka's workrate, particularly
down the stretch
Round 3 Funeka
Not much in the round but Funeka was more active and
landed a bit more down the stretch
Round 4 Funeka
Funeka having more success as he going to Guzman's body
to negate the headmovement of Guzman, Funeka is
more active over the round, Guzman not using his legs as
much.
Round 5 Guzman
Pace slowed a bit but
Guzman landed the cleaner harder shots for me. Guzman has
problems when he back himself toward the ropes but if
he keeps Funeka in centre ring like he did this round
he can have more success
Round 6 Guzman 10/8
Guzman dropped Funeka this round with a looping right
hand, Funeka got up and Guzman went inside trying to take
him out but Funeka managed to whether the storm and looked
okay toward the end of the round
Round 7 Funeka
Funeka more active and scored to the body throughout
Round 8 Funeka
Guzman threw this round away imo as i thought he was
winning it but he sat on the ropes and let Funeka come back
down the stretch and outwork him
Round 9 Guzman
Thought Guzman countered well this round with the cleaner
harder punches
Round 10 Guzman
Not much in the round but the hard bodyshots down the stretch
probably tipped the round in Guzman's favour.
Round 11 Guzman
Guzman countered effectively down the stretch to punctuate
the round
Round 12 Guzman
Guzman made Funeka miss and made him pay as he used his
legs and countered Funeka in the last round.
I did not think it was a particularly hard fight to score and cant see how one of the
judges had Funeka winning, i also though the difference in the fight was that Guzman
used his legs this time to offset Funeka and counter him, however the most important
aspect as to why he won might have come down the weight advantage he had because
even in the close round Guzman took a couple of the fact his punches were that bit
harder than Funeka's, not to mention that extra pop helped him drop Funeka.
Funeka for his part did not go to the body enough when Guzman used his upper
body-movement, he also did not use the jab well as he was committing to it too much
and leaving himself open to counters when missing.
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Maidana vs Cayo
Round 1 Cayo
Maidana giving Cayo too much time and space and Cayo
is able to get off first
Round 2 Maidana 10/8
Strange round as i had Cayo winning the round but he got dropped
toward the end, however that came seemingly after the bell,
Maidana did catch a lot of Cayo's punches and he did put a lot more
pressure on, that said Cayo managed to get through with a few and
Maidana for his part besides putting on a lot of pressure did his fair
share of missing and caught a couple of combo's from Cayo, that said
the KD was the key factor for me
Round 3 Cayo
Thought Cayo was winning the round but that Maidana came back right at the end
and nailed him with a couple of hard shots but he was not very active throughout
the round
Round 4 Cayo
Maidana is landing the harder punches and is blocking
his fair share that look like there landing, that said some
of Cayo's work is getting through and he is getting off
first and throwing more imo
Round 5 Cayo
Exciting round where they ****** it but Cayo
was more active and closed the round out, albeit
Maidana clearly landed the harder shots and had
his success to
Round 6 Maidana came out and chopped Cayo down
a body punch being the the punch that ended the fight,
damn Maidana is a tough SOB.
Maybe one or two of the rounds i could of swung to Maidana but i found
it hard to give him some rounds based on his inactivity despite landing the harder
punches in some of the rounds he did better in, that were closer.
Thought Maidana showed slow hand and foot-speed in the fight but that he also
showed what a tough SOB he is and how consistent he is with his attack when he
gets revved up. Im not sure how much of a big puncher Maidana is but i think its
his consistency and good punching power that does for his opponents more so
than devastating punching power, that said he will be a handful for anyone and i
was very impressed with how robust and consistent he was, he can also take a decent
shot from the look of it and is proven to of been tough in the past.
Good win against an awkward mover.
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The Guzman _funeka rematch reminded me of the Powell-Latimore rematch in which Guzman. like Sechew, adjusted his style to win the fight. Joan also fought like his career was on the line. as he was the hungrier fighter.Originally posted by Dynamite Kid View Post
Greg Page-Gerrie Coetzee
The 7th round was one of the great rounds in Heavyweight history. Page knocked down Gerrie at the beginning of the round with a right cross, but Coetzee came back to stagger Page several times in the round. Towards the end of the 8th round, Page puts the South African to sleep with a tremendous left hook. Although he never lived up to his potential, Page won the WBA title that night, only to lose it a few months later.Comment
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nice post micky.. i watched the fight from the start and Dirrell only had to stay on his feet to win after 7rds.. Abraham is vastly overated, he is flat-footed with no jab and limited skills, yet carries a big right hand bomb.. Dirrell is vastly superior in every department to him.. i think Ward is the clear winner of this tornement, i had a wager on Dirrell to win by KO,TKO or DSQ any round 9/1Originally posted by mickey malone View PostComment
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Cheers.. I agree with you, i think it'll be Ward too.. He's got a bit of Hopkins about him.. Abraham's a very strong SM, and as you say, does labour a little in the skills dept.. It wouldn't surprise me, if he moves up in weight as soon as the tounament finishes..Originally posted by sonnyboyx2 View Post
I also have to agree with the judges, although not a clean shot, AA deliberately sploshed him while he was on his backside.. Even if they'd been lenient and taken it to a TD, Abraham would'a still lost by a landslide, but saying this, I also think that AA was about to do a Taylor on him.. In many ways, it's a great result for boxing fans, as it's intensified the competition.. If Green gets lucky against Ward and Kessler rejuvenates against Froch, it'll put them all on an even keel.. I doubt it'll happen, but I'd absolutely relish a Green vs Froch final... A real 'muck n bullets' tear up!..
Very good odds you had there too.. The bookie obviously isn't that hot on his boxing lol.Comment
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